Apr. 8, 2011
Firetrucks and ambulances are on scene and the school is currently on lockdown. The nature of the incident is unknown at this time.
UPDATE:
The school is no longer on lockdown.
Lee County EMS Chief of Operations Scott Tuttle said a student brought itching powder into the school. Twelve students and 11 cafeteria workers were affected by the powder.
Fort Myers police have arrested one 14-year-old on a misdemeanor charge of disrupting a school function.
No one was transported to the hospital. Those who were affected by the itching powder were decontaminated at the school.
Itching powder was found in two separate areas of the school.
A call to parents of students at the school said there had been “an incident,” but didn’t say what the incident was.
The original article can be found HERE.
